Bramming railway station

Bramming
railway station
Bramming station in 2022
General information
LocationJernbanegade 9
6740 Bramming[1][2]
Esbjerg Municipality
Denmark
Coordinates55°27′52.73″N 8°42′25.69″E / 55.4646472°N 8.7071361°E / 55.4646472; 8.7071361
Elevation12.1 metres (40 ft)[3]
Owned byDSB (station infrastructure)[4]
Banedanmark (rail infrastructure)[4]
Operated byDSB[1] and GoCollective[5]
Line(s)
Platforms2
Tracks3
Construction
ArchitectNiels Peder Christian Holsøe[6]
Other information
Station codeBm[7]
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened3 October 1874[3]
Previous namesBramminge
Services
Preceding station DSB Following station
Vejen
towards Østerport
 Copenhagen–Esbjerg
InterCity
 Esbjerg
Terminus
Esbjerg
Terminus
 Esbjerg-Aarhus
Regional train
 Gørding
towards Aarhus Central
Preceding station GoCollective Following station
Tjæreborg
towards Esbjerg
 Esbjerg–Niebüll
Regional train
 Sejstrup
towards Niebüll
Location
Bramming station
Location within Region of Southern Denmark
Bramming station
Bramming station (Denmark)

Bramming railway station (previously: Bramminge) is a railway station serving the railway town of Bramming east of the city of Esbjerg in West Jutland, Denmark.[1][2] The station is located in the centre of the town where the railway line crosses the old highway between Ribe and Varde.

Bramming railway station is located on the Lunderskov–Esbjerg railway line from Lunderskov to Esbjerg, and is also the northern terminal station of the Bramming–Tønder railway line. It offers InterCity services to Esbjerg and Copenhagen and regional rail services to Esbjerg, Fredericia and Aarhus operated by the national railway company DSB,[1] as well as regional rail services to Esbjerg, Ribe, Tønder, and Niebüll in Germany, operated by the private public transport company GoCollective.[5] The station opened in 1874.[3] Its original and still existing station building from 1874 was built to designs by the Danish architect Niels Peder Christian Holsøe.[6]

History

Bramming railway station opened on 3 October 1874 as on one of the original intermediate stations on the Lunderskov–Esbjerg railway line.[3] The station opened in open fields approximately 3 km south of the Bramming manor house and church, and was located where the railway line crossed the highway between Ribe and Varde. The only settlement nearby was the Kikkenborg Inn, situated c. 500 m (1,600 ft) to the west of the station, and the station was therefore initially called Kikkenborg.[8] After the opening of the railway line, however, a railway town gradually developed around the station.

Already the following year, the station became a railway junction as the railway line from Bramming to Ribe was opened on 1 May 1875.

The station was the site of the 1913 Bramminge train accident, when train 1029 (known as the Emigrant) servicing the route from Copenhagen to Esbjerg derailed soon after passing the station at Bramminge. The accident killed 15 people, injured 20 seriously, and caused minor injuries to 60-70 people.[9]

In 1916, Bramming station also became the southwestern terminus of the railway line from Bramming to Grindsted which opened on 1 December 1916 and in 1920 became a part of the new Langå-Bramming railway line.[10] The Langå-Bramming Line was closed in 1971.[11] Freight traffic on the section to Grindsted continued until May 2012.

Architecture

The still existing station building from 1874 was built to designs by the Danish architect Niels Peder Christian Holsøe, known for the numerous railway stations he designed across Denmark in his capacity of head architect of the Danish State Railways.[6]

Services

The station offers direct InterCity services to Esbjerg and Copenhagen and regional rail services to Esbjerg, Fredericia and Aarhus, both operated by the national railway company DSB,[1] as well as regional rail services to Esbjerg, Ribe, Tønder, and Niebüll in Germany, operated by the private public transport company GoCollective.[5]

See also

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e "Bramming Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Bramming Station" (in Danish). GoCollective. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "Bramming Station (Bm)". danskejernbaner.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Analyse af de danske jernbanestationer" (PDF) (in Danish). Ministry of Transport. April 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  5. ^ a b c "Om GoCollective – Tog" (in Danish). GoCollective. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  6. ^ a b c Vigand Rasmussen. "N.P. Holsøe" (in Danish). Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Stationsforkortelser" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  8. ^ "Bramming – Bramminginfo". bramminginfo.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Brammingeulykken" (in Danish). jernbanen.dk. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  10. ^ Jensen 1979, p. 50.
  11. ^ Jensen 1979, p. 58.

Bibliography

  • Jensen, Niels (1972). Danske Jernbaner 1847–1892 (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-01765-1.
  • Jensen, Niels (1977). Vestjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03821-7.
  • Jensen, Niels (1979). Midtjyske jernbaner (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.Fr. Clausens Forlag. ISBN 87-11-03904-3.
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